Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend a lecture by Steve Forbes, CEO of Forbes and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes magazine. It was quite enlightening to get his take on the financial crisis. Although he is a Republican who ran for president in 1996 and 2000, he presented his views with a clarity that did not…

I was reading the National Geographic  and came across the story of Matsuo Basho, a 17th century Japanese poet. Basho expertise was in the art of the haiku, a shortened poem that usually leads into a longer poem or prose. A haiku consists of 3 line, unrhymed poem. Each line follows the five, seven, five…

This is an import from the motherland.

I don't know what this says about the state of your popularity when you are kicked off Dancing With The Stars before Susan Lucci, Lance Bass (nSync), and someone named Brooke Burke. Not to worry Toni. I still got love for ya'. Just come out with a banging album, put some clothes on and we're…

http://d.yimg.com/cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/fop/embedflv/swf/fop.swf Just trying to show a fellow Chicagoan some love.

This is another one from Jay:

I love how the news pushes certain pop culture down our throats. You try to be a well informed citizen and you get nonstop Brittney Spears coverage. I have had enough. I have compile a list. You can add to it in the comments. Madonna and Guy Ritchie Divorce – Poor old lady who lived…

The news and pundits were all aflutter with the forceful endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama by former Secretary of State Colin Powell. The McCain camp claims it was not surprised just "disappointed".  There was the usual back in forth by the spin doctors on both sides. What took the cake for me was a statement by MSNBC's resident closeted…

I am writing this post to encourage myself. I am once again in a state of transition and unsure of what is next. School is coming along fine but my internship ended rather ubruptly. It wasn't anything bad. It just ended. Surprisingly, I am less anxious than usual. I tend to fret when I don't…